Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 244-251 , March 2009

Adolescent Access to Online Health Services: Perils and Promise

  • Megan A. Moreno, M.D., M.S.Ed., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Megan A. Moreno, M.D., M.S.Ed., M.P.H., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 600 Highland Ave, CSC H4/444, Madison, WC 53792-4108.
    • ,
  • James D. Ralston, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • David C. Grossman, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington

Received 19 March 2008 ,Accepted 31 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.07.015

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 244-251 , March 2009

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